Most of us here are not in this for business.
You could have posted it here 1st for sale for a few bucks more than you bought it for, then mention the breakup.
That boat was the sum of its parts...
Now its just a bunch of parts.
I hope you made some good money. I'm sure it barely paid one months rent, unless you live on your Post.

Oh yea, and take the ME off your signature.

Amen!!!! to that Stormrider.

It's simply a shame that there are people out there that do this. It's one thing if it's just another pleasure boat, but something that is very unique and with race history....... just a shame.


Darrell.

Sorry to offend you guys so much...but... its my f*cking boat and Ill do with it what i want.

For the record.. 16k in.... 33,685 out... Stormrider, with over 7000 posts, maybe you should step away from the boards and start working to make some money to be able to buy these boats and do with them what you want...

Well, i'm glad you are on this site, caring so much about what many consider valued history of this sport.

I wouldn't of stripped it unless the motors were blown and there were expensive problems to fix. You could of at least ran it a few times , but I guess the money was more important. , You could of flipped that boat in one piece, but again your boat, your call. I blame myself for not believing how cheap it would sell for and not following the auction closer. You raced my old cig, that was nothing but a hull with a hole in it when I found it, but I like the older boats and this one was one of a kind.

Keep up the good work!

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You used to own "Miss Cigarette"? very cool. Great boat. Thanks for being honest... too many of these guys take this stuff personally. I lost the luster a long time ago. I get a little pissed when they start calling me names because I did what was smart. I originally de-rigged the boat with the intention of racing her with Scott in the HORBA classes but with triple outboards. I guess I just lost interest which is why I ended up selling the hull. I've owned more Midnights than anyone I know, so, like I said, the luster has long since evaporated.

Thanks again,

T

MidOcean, to answer your question, I'd guess we pobably know some of the same people but we don't know each other.

I think you've got a right to say "It's my boat f*ck off" (throwing stewardship out the window), but your personal attack on Stormrider is uncalled for. It's outside the context of this discussion. He expressed exterme dissapointment and the apparent destruction of a classic artifact that he had a great deal of appreciation for. That's all.

The guy has a passion for offshore that enhances people's experinece and enjoyment of this sort of outlet (OSO). Without people like Stormrider, it's unlikely that the market or opportunity would exist for you to do the things you've done in this industry. It's like Milton Bradley telling fans to f*ck-off when they get on him for playing badly...

First, I never told anyone to f-off. I said its my f'n boat and I'll do with it as I please. I did take offense to the names I've been called because i did what i wanted to my boat... but you don't say a word about that. At any rate... have fun... and remember, every minute you spend worrying about what someone else does with their boat, is one minute less you could be devoting to your own.